Wheel of Fortune (Eiko Shimamiya song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Wheel of Fortune

| cover = Wheel of fortune(cover).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Eiko Shimamiya

| album =

| B-side = Diorama

| released = April 16, 2008

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = J-Pop

| length = 21:16

| label = Frontier Works

| writer = Kazuya Takase, Eiko Shimamiya

| producer = I've Sound

| prev_title = Naraku no Hana

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Chikai

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{nihongo|"Wheel of Fortune"|運命の輪|Unmei no Wa}} is Eiko Shimamiya's third single produced by I've Sound and Geneon Entertainment label. It was released on April 16, 2008.{{cite web | title = Amazon.co.jp: Wheel of fortune(運命の輪)実写版「ひぐらしのなく頃に」主題歌 (初回限定盤): 音楽: 島みやえい子 | url = https://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0013JYT7C/finalion-22/ref=nosim | accessdate = 2008-02-08 | language = Japanese}} The title track is used as the opening theme to the live-action movie for the anime series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.{{cite web | script-title=ja:映画「ひぐらしのなく頃に」公式サイト | url = http://higurashi-movie.com/ | accessdate = 2008-02-08 | language = Japanese}} The B-side "Diorama" is the ending theme to the series.

The special edition for this single was a DVD containing the PV for Wheel of Fortune.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Track listing

  1. Wheel of Fortune (運命の輪) -- 5:03
  2. :Composition: Kazuya Takase
  3. :Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
  4. :Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya
  5. ディオラマ (Diorama) —5:36
  6. :Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
  7. :Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
  8. :Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya
  9. Wheel of Fortune (運命の輪) -instrumental- -- 5:04
  10. ディオラマ (Diorama) -instrumental- - 5:33

References

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Charts and sales

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{{Eiko Shimamiya}}

Category:2008 singles

Category:Eiko Shimamiya songs

Category:Song recordings produced by I've Sound

Category:2008 songs

Category:Songs written for Japanese films

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